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I saw this unidentified black, orange, and off-white butterfly at the same show as the last post:
Black, orange, and white butterfly on a green leaf.
The slight motion blur of the wings and antennae make the butterfly come alive for me.
This image, like the last, was taken in available light at ISO 400, 1/80s, f/2.8.
Earlier this year, I visited a show of tropical butterflies. It was cold outside and way too hot and humid inside. However, the water drops dripping about everywhere made for some really nice pictures with the colorful butterflies:
Black and yellow butterfly on a green leaf.
Notice how the narrow depth of field draws your eyes to the eyes of the butterfly. I feel as though it will dip into the drop of water for a quick drink before taking off again.
Unfortunately, I did not take any notes and I can not find the name of this wonderful little critter.
For the technical minded: the picture was taken in available light at ISO 400, 1/80s, f/2.8. It would interest me to see how the image would look at f/4 or even f/8 with increased depth of field to include the butterfly wings … next time. 🙂
A fern leaf unrolls itself from a tightly wound spiral towards the light as it grows.
Fern Spiral
Ferns as a group are quite old – the fossil records date back to the early Carboniferous period, so roughly 360 million years ago, have been found. Isn’t it amazing that organisms are so well adapted that the species survives almost 400 million years and shows no sign of weakness?
Even though this long history is certainly not unique to ferns, I always get the feeling that a dinosaur might peek through the leaves at me when I come across a fern … 😉
